World22:05A Russian air strike hit a bus stop in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, killing at least 30 people and wounding 18. The attack comes amid a sharp rise in Russian attacks across Ukraine and a steep increase in civilian casualties. President Volodymyr Zelensky says the attacks will not go unanswered.
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SocietyFort Hood shooting survivor Alonzo Lunsford discusses the military’s setting of an execution date for shooter Nidal Hasan. He reflects on the trauma of the 2009 attack and his response to President Trump approving a firing squad.
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Politics2:44US President Donald Trump said Washington is holding productive discussions with Iran and will not launch another attack before the November congressional midterm elections. He said the US blockade of Iranian ports remains in place and oil is moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
SocietyProtesters are expected to march from their camp in central Madrid to the former home of Maricarmen Abascal. She died a day earlier, after her eviction last month, at age 87, sparked protests across Spain and led to an early election being called for next month.
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Politics8:16New CNN polls conducted by SSRS show widespread dissatisfaction with the country’s direction has created a major Senate pickup opportunity for Democrats in Ohio and a razor-thin contest in Iowa. Likely voters in both states mostly disapprove of Trump’s handling of the presidency. Trump won both states by double digits in 2024, and Republicans currently control their Senate seats and state governments.
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EconomyAsia-Pacific is the world’s largest stablecoin payments market, accounting for more than half of identified global volume. USDT still makes up 91% of regional payment volume, down from 98% at the start of 2025, while Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia clarify rules and compliance-first options such as Ripple’s RLUSD gain ground. As stablecoins expand into payments, treasury and tokenized markets, liquidity may no longer suffice.
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WorldThe USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego Bay on Thursday after a record 265 uninterrupted days at sea. It supported the Iran war during the deployment, amid reports of worsening conditions among its crew.
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WorldYemen has endured one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises for more than a decade. Renewed fighting between the government and Ansarullah Houthis is deepening the suffering of millions, while the UN migration agency says it is alarmed by the rapid pace of displacement. The programme examines the challenges aid agencies face and how much further conditions may deteriorate.
CultureCanadian poet Anne Carson has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The program also examines the award’s history of gender imbalance and secrecy, along with its political dimensions.
SocietyAbout 280,000 people are registered as missing in Ukraine, with 10,000 new cases each month. Missing-person cases have risen 70% worldwide since 2019. Forensic experts meeting in Baku said the obstacle was government reluctance, not a lack of forensic capacity.
SocietyDr. Jon LaPook visited residents in Menasha, Wisconsin, who had been waiting for FEMA relief since July. On Wednesday night, President Trump approved nearly $18 million in aid.
PoliticsBernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democratic congressional candidate in Arizona, says she was raped this summer while trying to fix a campaign sign in a Sun City parking lot. She said the attack happened at about 2 a.m. as she approached the sign.
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SocietyFirefighters from across the Greater Toronto Area are testing their life-saving skills in simulated vehicle rescues as they compete for a place at the upcoming World Rescue Challenge in Dubai. Vehicle emergencies have become more dangerous with challenges posed by electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries.
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WorldThe USS Abraham Lincoln, a US aircraft carrier deployed for nearly a year and supporting US military operations against Iran for months, is scheduled to dock in San Diego on Thursday afternoon.
PoliticsRetired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mike Jernigan joined “America Reports” to discuss President Donald Trump’s denial of reports that military strikes on Iran were planned ahead of the midterm elections.
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World9:18Isaias has strengthened into the Atlantic season’s first hurricane and is expected to make landfall in the coming days, bringing potentially damaging winds, torrential rain and storm surge to parts of the US Gulf Coast. Shell, BP and Chevron are evacuating offshore workers, while a quarter of regional production is shut down, authorities say.
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ScienceBiodiversity continues to decline at an alarming rate, but conservation successes offer reasons for hope amid the losses.
WorldPolice used tear gas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators in central Paris as protests over France’s education system entered a third week. Students and teachers’ unions are seeking more teachers and better school buildings and facilities. The movement has spread nationwide from disadvantaged schools in Paris’s suburbs; the government has acknowledged concerns and pledged to address teacher shortages.
SocietyThe “Cornell 7” investigation has prompted debate about sexual assault and why cases continue despite years of consent education. Two counsellors who work with boys and young men on sexual violence and toxic masculinity discuss what helps and what gets in the way.
PoliticsThursday’s gathering marking Oct. 7 drew criticism of Zohran Mamdani following his remarks. New York City’s mayor denounced Hamas over its attacks and said Israel’s conduct in Gaza amounted to “genocide.”
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SocietyA 10-year manslaughter sentence has been overturned. The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the defendant must be resentenced in the fatal 2021 shooting of Christopher Pelkey because an AI-generated video shown before sentencing did not reflect actual events.
SocietyGillio Lopes, a defendant in the Cornell rape case who denies sexually assaulting the woman, is seeking to have New York Attorney General Letitia James removed as special prosecutor. His lawyer petitioned Albany County Supreme Court, alleging James had shown bias and presumed the defendants in a civil case were guilty.
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OtherThe program covers Hurricane Isaias heading toward the Gulf Coast, a new conspiracy charge filed against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, and NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 returning to Earth after nearly eight months aboard the International Space Station.
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SocietySome Gen Z singles are dating just to get a free meal. Experts say that with outings costing more than $200, economic anxiety is changing romance.
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